They announced last week that they are engaged to be married, after meeting and playing lovers on HBO’s Game Of Thrones six years ago.
And Kit Harington and Rose Leslie’s wedding is to be such a monumental affair that it’s set to bring production on the eighth and final season to a complete standstill – given that half of the guests are likely involved in the show.
Talking to Jonathan Ross, Kit – who plays integral and longstanding Jon Snow on the fantasy drama – revealed that he fully expects some time off to get married – ‘I rang [the producer] up and I said, “I’m getting married and it’s your fault, actually.”
Game Of Thrones: Final season facing MORE delays as newly-engaged Kit Harington and Rose Leslie’s wedding will force filming to come to a halt
‘I was like, “You need to factor in a Game of Thrones wedding by the way.”
‘[The cast] have all got to be there so the whole thing has got to shut down.’
While fans were thrilled for the on and off-screen couple and their exciting news, the potential delay in filming will surely stress them out further given that they already have to wait until 2019 for the final season.
Could the wedding push it back even further, to late 2019?
Also on The Jonathan Ross Show, Kit revealed that he once performed a graphic April Fool’s prank on his actress fiancee (whose character was murdered in season four) in which he placed a model of his severed head in their fridge, seemingly a prop borrowed from the GoT set.
Delays: While fans were thrilled for the on and off-screen couple and their exciting news, the potential delay in filming will surely stress them out further given that they already have to wait until 2019 for the final season
Oh dear: Kit Harington’s romance with Rose Leslie was put in jeopardy after he performed a graphic April Fool’s prank on the actress – in which he placed a model of his severed head in their fridge, seemingly a prop borrowed from the GoT set
Appearing on Saturday’s show, the handsome star revealed Rose’s sheer devastation when she discovered the head in the fridge – with the shock coming from her usual disregard for the day while Kit’s family have always been keen on April Fool’s.
He told the talk show host: ‘My family does April Fool’s. Her family doesn’t do April Fool’s. After that, she was in tears. And I was there going, ‘April Fool’s.’
‘It didn’t go down well. She pretty much told me if I did it ever again, that would be it, and I think that’s marriage included.’
The severed head prank seemed fitting after he revealed his ancestor Robert Catesby, who he depicts in new drama Gunpowder, had his head placed on a spike following his involvement in the Guy Fawkes terror attack 400 years ago.
Sheer terror: The actress was petrified following the prank which reduced her to tears
Suited star: He also revealed how he ruined his big plans to propose to co-star Rose Leslie but popping the question too early
Atop his hilarious confession, Kit, 30, revealed his plan to propose to Rose, also 30, didn’t quite go the way he wanted to, as he spoke of the proposal gaff.
Talking about the big event, he said: ‘I did have some plans to do it, I was going to string up some lights in some trees and do all the romantic stuff but we were in the country and we were under this beautiful night sky and had a log fire burning and red wine and I blew my load early.’
Kit quickly apologised for his inappropriate wording, explaining to host Johnathan
that: ‘I was meant to do it the day after with the lights. What I meant to say was, I popped my question a bit early’.
Kit proposed to his Scottish love in September, and announced the engagement in The Times newspaper.
Suited and booted: Gunpowder co-stars Liv Tyler, 40, and Kit reminisce about their engagements. Liv’s fiance, Dave Gardner, popped the question in November 2015
Would Kit and his beautiful bride-to-be consider a Game of Thrones-style wedding, costumes and all? It’s doubtful, said the War Horse star.
“No. There is absolutely no chance of me convincing her of that.”
Kit wasn’t the only person on the sofa talking about impending nuptials. Hollywood star Liv Tyler, 40, who stars alongside Kit in the BBC drama Gunpowder, was heavily pregnant when her fiance, Dave Gardner, popped the question in November 2015.
Of the engagement itself, the Armageddon actress, wearing a sleek black lace dress and sophisticated black heels, said: “David was very romantic but I was pregnant and I was having a little crying moment and I had just gotten out of the shower and I was packing my bag and he said, ‘Baby, come here, let’s just go for a walk.’ And I was like, ‘I don’t want to go for an effing walk!’
Star line up: (From the left) Jonathan Ross hosts US singer Mary J Blige , 46, former GBBO host Sue Perkins, 48, comedian Rob Beckett, 30, Liv Tyler and Kit Harington
‘Our friend has this amazing gypsy caravan and I thought he was just taking me to show me the caravan and on a pillow inside this amazing, old, gypsy caravan was my ring.
And I was like, ‘Oh my God!’ I felt really bad because I was kinda b**chy beforehand.’
Also on Jonathan’s sofa this week is US singer, songwriter and actor, Mary J Blige; former Great British Bake Off host Sue Perkins and comedian Rob Beckett.
Smiles all round: Kit, Liv and Mary J Blige sit together, with Mary rocking a hot pink dress with daring chest cut-out
Cheeky: Liv and Kit take a quick giggle while former BBC host Sue Perkin looks on. Sue looked classy in a signature white patterned button downed shirt and dark trouser suit
Of course, when talking about Game of Thrones, host Johnathan Ross couldn’t help but ask about Kits pert derriere, which made its way on screen in the latest season of the dungeons and dragons hit.
Kit admitted that it takes some work to keep his behind in good shape.
Of his workout, Kit said: ‘If you’re getting your bum out in front of 60 million people, you do your homework’ and said it was down to ‘lots of squats.’
Lovely lace: Liv Tyler, wearing a sophisticated black lace dress and matching heels confessed she felt like ‘really bad because I was kinda bitchy’ before her fiance, Dave Gardner, proposed